Amphiboles
Subtitle: crystal chemistry, occurrence, and health issues
By: editors, Frank C. Hawthorne ... [et al.].
Contributors: Hawthorne, Frank C.; Mineralogical Society of America.; Accademia nazionale dei Lincei.
Series: Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry -- v. 67
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chantilly, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 545
ISBN-13: 9780939950799
Subjects: Amphiboles; Petrology
Notes: "Published in partnership with Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei"--Cover.

"[A]n extensive review of the material presented  ... at a three-day short course on Amphiboles held at the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy (October 29-31, 2007)"--P. [iii].

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Amphiboles : crystal chemistry / Frank C. Hawthorne, Roberta Oberti; title: Classification of the amphiboles / Frank C. Hawthorne, Roberta Oberti; title: New amphibole compositions : natural and synthetic / Roberta Oberti, Giancarlo Della Ventura, Fernando Cámara; title: Long-range order in amphiboles / Roberta Oberti ... [et al.]; title: Short-range order in amphiboles / Frank C. Hawthorne, Giancarlo Della Ventura; title: Non-ambient in situ studies of amphiboles / Mark D. Welch ... [et al.]; title: The synthesis and stability of some end-member amphiboles / Bernard W. Evans; title: The significance of the reaction path in synthesizing single-phase amphibole of defined composition / Walter V. Maresch, Michael Czank; title: Amphiboles in the igneous environment / Robert F. Martin; title: Metamorphic amphiboles : composition and coexistence / John C. Schumacher; title: Trace-element positioning between amphibole and silicate melt / Massimo Tiepolo ... [et al.]; title: Amphiboles : environmental and health concerns / Mickey E. Gunter, Elena Belluso, Annebale Mottana; title: Amphiboles : historical perspective / Curzio Cipriani.